AUTHOR 作者
張弘潔 Hung-Chieh Chang (本所專任助理教授), Yuwen Chang ✉️
JOURNAL Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
PUBLISHED 2024.10.30
Introduction
Government measures to contain the COVID-19 virus since 2020, such as school closure, the shift to remote learning, and restrictions on social gatherings that limited socializing with friends, profoundly impacted adolescents’ lives. Children and adolescents showed more depression and anxiety symptoms during the pandemic than in pre-pandemic estimates. On the other hand, European and American studies showed that factors like physical exercise, access to entertainment, and positive or improved familial and peer relationships are helpful for adolescents’ adjustment in different aspects of mental health during the pandemic school closure. However, the situation among adolescents in Asia is under-researched.
During the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, the preventive measures adopted by the Taiwanese government effectively contained the virus, enabling students to continue in-school learning during 2020. Unlike most countries that implemented a long school closure period, the Taiwanese government only enacted a 3-month school closure from May 19, 2021, to August 31, 2021. The primary aim of this study was to explore the potential buffering effects of resilience and changes in family relationships on anxiety resulting from a short period of school closure.
